WDBAAF0010HBK-01 DRIVE ACCESS IS DENIED BY LAPTOP

WDBAAF0010HBK-01 Model external hard drive was working normally since bought on 29-03-2010. the windows of th laptop is crashed on 05-05-2010. Windows 7 is installed and whenever the externa drive is connected & tried to open the files"ACESS IS DENIED" error message is being displayed. what should I do to get access to my WD My book 1110?

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when your external drive does not appear in "my computer" or not recognized in windows vista or windows 7, then just right click on my computer, click on manage, the go to disk management. Find your external drive there and right click on it, then select assign new drive letter. Select a letter from the midlle of the alphabet like m, then enter. The icon of your external drive should appear inside my computer

Access is denied is typically a security/sharing violation.If your on the administrative account on the 7 machine – adjust the security of drive.From my computer right click on the drive go to properties.You will have to click on each of the user groups and modify the security settings you wish.Also on the advanced tab should be an option to take control of the drive.

the file you need is called takeownership you have to google for it as it's in one of the forums the file is in the form of a zip file and when extracted you select the takeownership and install a little code into your reg and when you select a folder right mouse button on it and select takeownership this willl get rid of access denied garbage and give you full control over the folder and you do the same on any hard drive.